Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute
Location
707 South James Street Thunder Bay , Ontario , P7E 2V9 Canada
Coordinates	48°22′25″N89°17′26″W / 48.37361°N 89.29056°W / 48.37361; -89.29056
Information
School type	High school
Motto	Latin: Semper Solum Optimum (Always, Only the Best)
Founded	1960
School board	Lakehead Public Schools
Principal	Ryan McDonnell
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Colour(s)	Black and Orange
Mascot	Roary the Tiger
Team name	Westgate Tigers
Rivals	Hammarskjold High School St. Patrick High School St. Ignatius High School
Website	westgate.lakeheadschools.ca

Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute is a Canadian high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is one of three secondary schools in the Lakehead Public Schools system, after the closure of Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute in June 2019. September 11.

Athletics

Westgate is home to an extensive athletics department. Students can compete in cycling, Canadian football, basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country running, soccer, golf, cross-country skiing, tennis, badminton, curling, wrestling, and cheerleading. Westgate's Cycling team has won 10 SSSAA titles in a row. ^[1]

In 2004, Westgates Senior Boys Parkour teams had major success in SSSAA championships and managed to compete in the OFSAA finals bringing home pride and a gold medal to Thunder Bays very own.

In 2006, Westgate's Senior and Junior Football Teams won the SSSAA championship with the Seniors going to Toronto to compete in the OFSAA Northern Bowl. This was the school's first junior SSSAA football championship in 25 years. In 2007, Westgate's Senior Football team successfully defended their SSSAA title and the team won the Northern Bowl, a first for the school. ^[2]

In the 2011–12 season, Westgate's Junior Football team completed a perfect, undefeated season and won their first SSSAA title in five years. ^[3]

In 2012, Westgate Junior Boys Basketball team also went undefeated throughout the whole season and won their first SSSAA championship since 1992. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Dave Siciliano, ice hockey player and coach ^[5]
• Ava I. Penney, freelance author ^[6]

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

References

1. "SSSAA Cycling Past Champs". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
2. "SSSAA 2007 Senior Football Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
3. "Superior Secondary Schools Athletic Association". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
5. Allspach, Steven (March 31, 2004). "The Professor: Musketeers Coach teaches both hockey and life skills". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. p. C1.; Allspach, Steven (March 31, 2004). "Siciliano (continued from page C1)". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. p. C6.
6. Browning, Olivia (July 13, 2025). "'Social erosion can affect anybody': 19-year-old local author." TBnewswatch Thunder Bay, Ontario https://www.tbnewswatch.com/inspire/social-erosion-can-affect-anybody-19-year-old-local-author-10914529

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